One bad apple

Oct. 1 | This was supposed to be a happy report.  The sun was shining, in fact so much so that it was the hottest October day on record. Lewes were trying to extend their 100% home record and above all it was the club’s 126th Birthday, and to celebrate...

The TBIR Blueprint for the future of Non League football – part 1

Mar. 14 | 1. Create standard co-operation partnership agreements between Premier League/Football League clubs and Non League teams. Now this may seem like madness, but there is significant sense in this move as the Hyde/Manchester City model has shown. Last summer,...

For he’s a Jolly good fellow

Jan. 24 | Over Christmas we finally managed to get a game in after the weather decimated the fixture programme. The one game we managed to get to was the local derby between Carshalton Athletic and Sutton United. This wasn’t just a game of local pride,...

A bonus weekend

Sep. 1 | Sometimes going to football can be a bit like going back to school. You’re told where to sit by the number on your pre-bought match ticket, the atmosphere can be a bit like a boring lesson (if the game isn’t great), and then you encounter head-master...

The school of hard knocks

Jul. 27 | First week of the summer holidays and the weather is crap. Of course it is. Just as we prepare to that the TBIR roadshow down to Wales we get dull grey skies and rain. So we delayed heading off until later in the day, and as we were heading west it...

When football is clearly not the winner

Mar. 30 | Remember my post from last week about fixture pile ups and the effect it has on teams in the lower leagues?  Well can it be any worse than the situation at Wealdstone, currently pushing for a playoff spot in the Rymans Premier League? Since the start...